Psalms 119:87
A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
In Context
86All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
88According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and, David and his men, on that side of the mountain,—wherefore David became hurried, to get away from the presence of Saul, but, Saul and his men, were surrounding David and his men, to capture then:
1 Samuel 26:9But David said unto Abishai, Do not destroy him,—for who that hath thrust forth his hand against the Anointed of Yahweh, shall be guiltless?
2 Samuel 17:16Now, therefore, send quickly, and tell David, saying,—Do not lodge to-night in the waste plains of the wilderness, thou must, even pass over, lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.
Psalms 119:61The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
Matthew 10:28And be not in fear, by reason of them that are killing the body,—and, the soul, are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able, both soul and body, to destroy in gehenna!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:86-88
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. David's state was herein a type and figure of the state both of Christ and Christians that he was grievously persecuted; as there are many of his psalms, so there are many of the verses of this psalm, which complain of this, as those here. Here observe, I. The account he gives of his… Read the whole commentary →